By Richard Williams, Contributing Write Professors at St. Bonaventure University, faculty and staff will be subject to weekly random COVID-19 tests starting the week of Sept. 21 and lasting until the end of the fall semester. According to Bonaventure’s office of human resources, 5% of the employee population at Bonaventure will be selected each week… Keep Reading
Popstar and rapper collaborate in new single, “Holy” By Kathy Williams, Features Assignment Editor Notorious pop star Justin Bieber has turned his life around while keeping a similar theme throughout all of his music. His single “Holy” has the familiar pop and R&B sounds that his audience is used to but showcases his maturity through… Keep Reading
By Logan Caruso, Staff Writer “A Silent Voice: The Movie” is a 2016 animated film produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Naoko Yamada. It is based on the manga “A Silent Voice” written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Ōima. The film begins with the main protagonist, Shoya Ishida, getting his affairs in order before he… Keep Reading
By Tucker Reilly, News Editor On Monday, Sept. 14, St. Bonaventure University was awarded a grant of $200,000 from the state of New York as a part of the Workforce Development Initiative. The university released a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 22, detailing the purpose of the grant. The grant will provide “tuition aid for the… Keep Reading
By Elias Kott, Staff Writer As of Sept. 23, 2020, all three major indices finished down for the day with the Dow Jones down 525.05 points (-1.92%), S&P 500 down 78.65 points (-2.37%) and Nasdaq taking the biggest hit down 330.65 points (-3.02%). Currently, the Dow sits at 26,763.13, S&P 500 at 3,236.92 and Nasdaq… Keep Reading
By Richard Williams, Contributing Writer At St. Bonaventure University, the campus housekeeping department has made numerous changes to their program for the fall semester due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic has changed everything,” said Jared Smith, facilities director at St. Bonaventure. “Cleaning now is 24/7 and weekends are just as important as weekdays… Keep Reading
By Tucker Reilly, News Editor With St. Bonaventure University now four weeks into the fall semester, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) has done its best to adapt to the university’s COVID-19 policy. The Board is a student club focused on providing opportunities for students outside of the classroom through a number of activities, events and… Keep Reading
By John Pullano, Editor-In-Chief At the beginning of September, St. Bonaventure University undergraduate students in the teacher preparation programs began working at schools in Cattaraugus County. Depending on their program, education majors at Bonaventure are required to complete “authentic off-campus experience” in order to graduate, according to Bonaventure’s university website. In a normal year Bonaventure’s… Keep Reading
By Cassidey Kavathas, Contributing Writer Tutoring, like many other St. Bonaventure University functions, has been forced online due to the COVID-19 crisis. However, the Student Success Center is up to the challenge of helping students remotely this semester. All tutoring for the fall semester will be done online or through Zoom. “We do have some… Keep Reading
By Ryan Signorino, Associate Editor Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, face masks have become common. However, masks being mandatory is a new policy to St. Bonaventure University for Fall 2020. Upon return to campus, and in addition to providing a negative PCR COVID-19 test, all students on and off campus signed a Community Compact stating… Keep Reading
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor After a tumultuous summer for collegiate sports, The Big Ten announced on Aug. 11 it would be cancelling its Fall 2020 football season due to COVID-19. This decision was at first met with awe. It appeared that any chance of a college football season happening disappeared in a matter of… Keep Reading
By Erica Gustafson, Staff Writer As many people already know, the COVID-19 pandemic has notably impacted the working U.S. citizens and the nation’s educational systems. Workers and students alike were taken out of their original work settings to be isolated from their peers. This event brought up many controversial discussions on the accessibility of internet… Keep Reading
By Bryce Kelly, Staff Writer University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari is known for many things. He’s a great recruiter, a maverick who kick-started the one-and-done era and an NCAA champion. He’s also had his share of scandals. The NCAA sanctioned the University of Massachusetts after star player Marcus Camby received impermissible benefits… Keep Reading
The Happy Fits, “What Could be Better” exceeds expectations By Matthew Villanueva, Features Editor Founded in 2016, “The Happy Fits” created their band just for kicks whilst releasing their debut EP, “Awfully Appealin.” The cover flaunted a personified and cartoonish banana with a yellow background. The EP contained four songs and currently has been listened… Keep Reading
By Emelie Weinbeck, Contributing Writer Clemson University Tigers football is a powerhouse in the Atlantic Coastal Conference. After six undefeated seasons since 1981, five consecutive College Football Playoff appearances, 25 conference championships, eight divisional titles, over 100 All-Americans, 17 Academic All-Americans and over 250 players drafted into the NFL, Clemson is one of the best… Keep Reading
By Kelsey Purcell, Contributing Writer As students wrap up the fourth week back at college they have a lot of homework to complete. Many assignments are due, papers are in progress and tests are administered, students are procrastinating. After attending a 75-minute class working on homework assignments is the last thing many students want to… Keep Reading
By Kathy Williams, Features Assignment Editor The latest series to binge, “Woke,” is made perfectly for those who are too afraid to dive into the world of controversy, social issues and racism in America. Set in the San Francisco Bay area, the Hulu original series “Woke” follows the life of Keith Knight. Knight, known as… Keep Reading
By Sean Casey, Contributing writer When it was first started streaming, Netflix tended to put only pre-existing shows and movies onto its platform for fans to binge and watch whenever they wanted. More recently, as Netflix became a household word across the globe and close to a necessity for people, it started creating original programming… Keep Reading
By Mike Polce, Contributing writer Throughout the last two decades, mainstream music has gravitated more and more to rap and hip-hop. While pop and alternative music have stayed in the background it has become clear that rock ‘n’ roll has completely vanished from mainstream culture. What if one upcoming album could change everything? Cleveland, Ohio… Keep Reading
How Bonaventure has been affected by the recent social justice movement By Matthew Villanueva and John Pullano, Features Editor and Editor-in-Chief On St. Bonaventure University’s official homepage visitors can see a “snapshot” of the University according to statistics. The page shows 86% of freshmen return for their sophomore year, the student to faculty ratio is… Keep Reading